Open, Distance and Online Learning in Thailand

1. Open, Distance and Online Learning in Thailand Dr.Panjai Tantatsanawong panjai@su.ac.th 3-7 November 2003 Shanghai, China

2. Thailand Educations • Ministry of Education ( include Ministry of University) • Ministry of Science of Technology (MOST) • Private organization • Business sector

3. UniNet School net Correlations Between Organizations in Thailand MOST MICT MOE NSTDA Thailand Knowledge Center National e-Learning Centre NECTEC SIPA ATSI EdNet University Practice Field Business Open University(Sukhothai(STOU), Ramkhamhang Vendors: 30-40 SME AIT Lardkrabang Kasetsart Schools DLF Chiang Mai Uni. Chulalongkorn Silpakorn

4. Ministry of Education • UNINET • School Net • EdNet • Distance Learning Foundation (DLF) • Open University (Ramkhumhang and Sukhothai University) • University

5. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) • NSTDA • NECTEC

6. Ministry of Information and Communication Technology(MICT) • Thailand Knowledge Center: distribute knowledge to society and build the knowledge from society • E-library

7. Ministry of Education

8. www.uni.net.th Public Universities: 24 IT-Campus : 18 Private Universities : 3 Rajabhat : 36 Rajamangala Institute Of Technology : 42 Priest Universities : 3 Military Universities : 2 Researches Network: Internet2, APAN

9. Video Conferencing System (VCS)

10. Learning Activities • Distance Learning via Video Conferencing System • Courseware e-Learning produced by Uninet 28 courses produced by Universities 800 courses • E-Library (Thai Library Integrated System, ThaiLis) provided reference databases including: IEEE, ERIC, MedLine, DAO, ABI/Inform, SERFILE, WebSPIRES

11. Distance Learning Foundationwww.dlf.ac.th

12. DLF: Live-long learning via technology • 14 educations channels via satellite broadcast • Flexible learning and technology convergence using live video broadcast via Internet • E-School for Thais living overseas with the integration of formal and informal education

13. Flexible Learning System Model

15. Receiver System

16. Hands-on in learning center

17. The 4-Tier Learning Model

18. E-learning in Thai Universities • About 800 coursewares • All of them are supplements for classroom based or distance learning • Integrated Synchronous and Asynchronous learning system

20. e-Learning Model

21. Key Success Factors

22. E-learning System

23. Strategy for e-learning Teacher Student Motivation Learn Create E-Learning

24. Problems of e-learning in Thailand

25. E-Learning Problems • Unfamiliarity • Lack of self-motivation • Lack of time • Feelings of isolation • Lack of content sharing (no standard and individual development)

26. Student motivation affect e-learning • Learning is work, not entertainment • E-learning is even more work than learning in a classroom environment • Many students are accustomed to learning only in the traditional classroom environment and find it hard to learn “on their own”.

27. Vision and Recommendationsfor collaboration

28. Mobile Devices PDA Mobile Phone Palm

29. m-Learning Model

31. Collaboration • Thailand education network • Internet 2 • Asia Elearning Network (AEN) • Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN)

32. AEN Others APAN Thailand e-Learning Initiative Universities Schools Education Institutes

33. Overview of Thailand eLearning Initiative • Skilled human resource will become very important to all countries in the 21st Century. • We cannot depend only on the traditional classroom-based training. We need to exploit the Internet to deliver our training courses to complement classroom training. • We currently have many international strategic eLearning initiatives, e.g. U21Global, UKeU, eChina, TheLearning Federation.

34. Project Phases • Phase 1 – Organize seminars and workshops • Phase 2 – Implement meta-data system for Thailand • Phase 3 – Develop elearning content based on learning objects • Phase 4 – Develop interoperable question and test items

35. This Project has the following objectives: • To enable the participants to adopt and implement international elearning standards in their elearning systems • To familiarize participants with the capability to develop learning objects based elearning content • To allow participants to develop question and test items that can interoperate in different test engines

36. Elearning Standards Essentially, there are 4 groups of eLearning standards. 1 2 3 4

37. Elearning Standards Organizations Elearning Technology ASTD Certification Institute – Elearning Courseware Certification Accreditation Underlying technology IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc

38. B-Learning(Blended Learning System) m-Learning e-Learning

39. Dr. Panjai Tantatsanawong • Director of Computer Centre, Silpakorn University, Thailand • Advisory to Ministry of Information and Communication Technology • Advisory to Distance Learning Foundation (DLF) • Board of e-learning committee (MOE) • Head of e-learning Working Group (Uninet) Tel 6634-255813 e-mail: panjai@su.ac.th

40. Thank you.